Today’s Nintendo Direct conference revealed that Namco Bandai will be in charge of development for the next Smash Bros. Â title. Â The impending release of a new Smash Bros. game is no surprise, the game has already been announced to be in development for both the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U platforms.
No official title has been revealed yet for the game, nor a release window for the title. Â Nintendo did comment on exactly who would be heading up the teams. Â Masahiro Sakuar will be the lead developer with his studio, Sora. Â Sakuar worked on Super Smash Bros. Brawl and more recently, was responsible for Kid Icarus: Uprising.
Masaya Kobayashi was head up things on the Namco side of the development process. Â Kobayashi has been involved with one of Namco’s most popular franchises: Ridge Racer.
We’ll have to wait and see how long Smash Bros. fans will need to wait for the release on both platforms, but it wouldn’t be a bad title to arrive at or near launch to ensure success for the Wii U.
